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This fancy word definitely conjures up the memory of one of those SAT words that, while in those cramming hours the night before the test, elicits a head-banging, soul-searching, nail-biting inducement of consignment to oblivion, never to be remembered, jettisoned for the whole of time to an unbounded stack of white note cards.

Good news, Everygirls: today, we're going to change that “never to be remembered” to a “never to be forgotten.” We opine you will enjoy the process.

Definition: opine (verb) pronunciation: o-pine

To state as one's opinion. Comment, suggest, remark.

Use this word in a sentence: "Delicious strudel!" Hans opined.

Have you been using past fancy words?

visceral= inward, deep-rooted feelingmasticate= chew, chompdalliance= trifling away of time, dawdling; flirtingquotidian= daily, usual or customary; everydayinsouciant = free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefreeself-effacing = not drawing attention to oneself; modestpicayune = of little value or account; small; triflingrisible = causing or capable of causing laughter; laughable; ludicrous.parvenu = someone who has recently acquired wealth or importance but has not yet developed the appropriate mannersusurious = charging illegal or exorbitant rates of interest for the use of moneyblandishment = something that flatters or coaxesinnocuous = not harmfulfruition = attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishmentlibation = a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deityubiquitous = existing or being everywhere, especially at the same timechimerical = highly unrealistic; wildly fancifulpithy = brief or forcefuleuphemism = nice way of saying something unpleasantloquacious = talkative, babblingosculation = a kissresplendent = having a splendid appearancepedantic = ostentatious in one’s learningcompendium = summary or account of a subject